A cheap soundbar has more engineering flexibility than the Playbar.

Previously I had a cheap Vizio soundbar that

I have a decent 5.1 Home Theater, and I am astonished at how well this soundbar can replicate a front sound stage

You can tell right out of the box that this soundbar and sub combo have been matched and tuned to work together seamlessly

The soundbar is not compatible with a projector system

Love this soundbar.

Amazing soundbar

You can tell right out of the box that this soundbar and sub combo have been matched and tuned to work together seamlessly

This is a great soundbar.

Love the Sonos Playbar TV Soundbar!

* If you're just looking for a good TV sound system, you can spend a fraction of the cost and get another good soundbar + wireless sub woofer

Disappointing soundbar

Maybe I am biased, maybe the ambiance around Bose321 (my living room) is not as good as Soundbar (my bedroom)

Solid soundbar.

The soundbar for music lovers-Easy setup-Excellent app-Seamless control via TV (or universal

This is a great soundbar

functionality+ Good soundbar for 3.0 configurationCons:--- Very limited support of audio standards--- No true surround sound for nearly all Blurays-- Only one Toslink input, so you need to rely on your TV to pass through Dolby Digital-- ExpensiveSo much potential, so poorly executed...

This soundbar is very easy to use and has good sound quality

This is a great soundbar for people who want a very high def system to watch movies, etc and for people who love music everyday

This soundbar is easy to use and has great sound.

A much cheaper soundbar would suffice

This soundbar is truly amazing, the sound is crystal clear and the base is

A much cheaper soundbar would suffice

I wasn't blown away by the sound of the stand alone soundbar

The Sonos is a great soundbar and general audio entertainment center

There's a lot more information on the web about this issue, so I won't attempt to put it all here, but for this kind of money, I would expect the Playbar to at least be able to handle the things a far less expensive soundbar can handle

My Samsung E450 soundbar (worth $200) has more inputs and codecs than this thing.

This is likely the best soundbar on the market, with a big "if"

Spent a few months researching a soundbar for the house and a friend recommended Sonos

greatest soundbar ever...especially when you start adding other sonos!

The sound is incredible, the user interface and iPhone app work amazingly, and for my simple apartment setup the soundbar itself

This is a terrific soundbar if you are just using it for

Solid soundbar for streaming content

The Soundbar is not capable of processing surround inputs from a television which is its main signal feed

Awesome soundbar

It was a tough decision to jump from the $300 to the $700 PLAYBAR, but ultimately when I thought about the shortcomings of the cheaper soundbar I had previously, and the fact that a television soundbar is a transitional

The soundbar sounds pretty good for TV and movies (though I didn't expect a ton there), but it's a huge upgrade over the TV speakers.

and I love this soundbar.

All of the great Sonos features you know and love, and a great soundbar for your TV as well

The Soundbar needs some work.

I have nothing against Sonos, the soundbar just did not impress me.

We had bought a cheaper soundbar before and it went bad after maybe a year or so

But I paid for what I ask a good quality soundbar.

A cheap soundbar has more engineering flexibility than the Playbar.

While excellent in its own right, the soundbar together with the dedicated subwoofer was so much better than just the soundbar by itself (NO comparison).

This is the best soundbar I have heard, and I am extremely happy with this purchase.

Instead I purchased a Sharp Soundbar with amp and was pretty disappointed with the sound and very disappointed with function (multiple remote syndrome, lip

As for sound quality, the speakers that are part of my TV are better for watching TV and movies, but the SoundBar is better for music.

Highly recommend this soundbar or any Sonos product for tha tmaterr---if oyu have the flow!

love it, excellent soundbar system,i would highly recommend.it is a bit pricy but worth it.

I absolutely love this soundbar.

I prefer the Soundbar

I should have known that Sonos would change the game, as this soundbar CRUSHED my old system in terms of both setup and sound.

The setup and software are first rate as everyone reports, but I found the bass very lacking and thin - when compared to a cheaper 2.1 soundbar setup I had

my brand new samsung uhd tv un50ju7100 did not have an optical audio output to support the soundbar

I have heard some reviews stating this soundbar is good for movies but is not that good at serious music reproduction

This is a great soundbar if you want to use the Sonos ecosystem

While I enjoyed getting to know the friendly technician, it was a bit annoying because I was not relaxing and enjoying my soundbar.

with the step by step instructions on the sonos app i doubt anyone would have issues setting the soundbar up by itself

This soundbar is amazing

But this little soundbar blows that old 5.1 out of the water

your home network devices, (i.e. your PC(s), laptop(s), and handheld(s)), on which you installed the free SONOS app(s), and3

I went from 1-D sound (on the wireless speakers) to a much richer 2-D stereo sound with the Sonos Play:1 pair, why not expand into 3-D sound with the added Sonos Playbar

I would never buy a Sonos product again until their wifi technology is better tested and works as it should.

No "well you just have to..." or "sometimes it does xyz, but overall i'm happy" no sinking feeling that the next great thing you built up in your head isn't quite as great as you built it up to be

Hopefully Sonos eventually realizes that they need other connection options, but regardless, for now works extremely well for me as I have it set up

Sonos is legendary for a good reason - because they really produce these components for the discerning consumer as well as for the neophyte looking for new sonic frontiers

It's great to be able to send my 40 or so digital music channels from my cable provider throughout the house as well as to finally have my DVD player connected

Sonos still doesn't seem to be quickly developing software updates for it's current line of offerings which leaves me worried as to the longevity of the current speaker technology.

this didn't bug me as much as it should because my TV is mounted on the wall and there is no space for a blu-ray player anyway

I'll add more as I gain insights.

Setup was a bit of a challenge at first - I did not start out with a Sonos bridge - which I highly recommend as it creates a separate wifi network for your Sonos system